Podcast
Distractible
The hosts explored the origins of the book, recounting how it began from a debate over the fastest game bird and evolved into a bestseller. They also touched on controversies surrounding some records and explained how official recognition works, while sharing nostalgic memories of the book from their childhoods.
Episode: Worst World Records
The podcast hosts discussed the origins of the Guinness Book of World Records, tracing it back to a shooting party argument about the fastest game bird in Europe. They also talked about controversies surrounding some of the records and the process of getting a record officially recognized.
These fellows looked through all the reference books they had about game birds in Europe. There was nothing to definitively say what is the fastest one.
After some initial research and organizing of the company, they begin on writing a book, which takes 13 weeks to write. Writing through the weekends and through holidays and extra time, and went on to become an all-time bestseller we know and love as the Guinness Book of World Records and or known today.
But seriously, obviously, right? Am I right? Obviously, seriously, obviously.
These books were like a big part of childhood for me.
It's basically just an accumulation of like people inventing things that they are the best at and then doing them the best.
